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AC9LS6U02 Years 5 to 6 Languages

AC9LS6U02 | Years 5 to 6 Spanish: Understanding systems of language

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor use knowledge of modelled grammatical structures and formulaic expressions to compose and respond to texts, using appropriate punctuation and textual conventions

Foundation to Year 10 sequence

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 5 to 6 Spanish · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration applying appropriate writing conventions and punctuation, such as inverted question and exclamation marks at the start of sentences, for example, ¿Qué tal? ¡Cuidado!; ¿Qué onda? ¿Qué hay de nuevo?
  • • Elaboration noticing that there are multiple verbs in Spanish for ‘to be’, ser, for example, José es mi hermano and estar, for example, Estoy cansada, and experimenting with these in their own texts to show the different uses, for example, Tengo hambre. Hace sol
  • • Elaboration constructing sentences using modelled forms of present and past tenses in context, for example, Ayer fui a la playa y hoy voy al parque, and describing intended actions using the near future tense ir + a + infinitive, for example, Mañana, Manuel va a cenar pollo.
  • • Elaboration using a variety of verb forms, for example, the conditional mode as a formulaic, modelled expression, Me gustaría ser maestro de español. No me gustaría vivir en una ciudad grande.
  • • Elaboration using a range of prepositions of location to give directions, for example, La biblioteca está al lado del hospital, La escuela está enfrente del parque
  • • Elaboration using a range of questions to make requests or ask for specific information, for example, ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono? ¿Quieres jugar en el patio? ¿Dónde estudias?
  • • Elaboration linking ideas and providing more information using conjunctions such as y, pero, porque, también, for example, Me gusta cantar, pero prefiero bailar porque es divertido. No me gusta ver la televisión porque es aburrido. Mi comida favorita es el pescado, pero también como carne.
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  • • Elaboration indicating frequency using adverbs in sentences or responses to questions, such as siempre, a veces, nunca, and noticing the flexibility of word order in relation to verbs and adverbs, for example, En verano, voy siempre a la playa/En verano, voy a la playa siempre/ En verano, siempre voy a la playa
  • • Elaboration using ordinal numbers, for example, Rosario Arjona es la primera de la lista. Luis vive en la quinta planta, and using knowledge of single and double-digit number patterns to count larger quantities
  • • Elaboration consolidating the use of gender and number agreement between articles, nouns and adjectives, for example, Tengo un libro nuevo. Las montañas rocosas son muy bonitas.
  • • Elaboration using a wide range of comparatives, for example, tan … como …, más … que …, menos … que…, Australia es más grande que Europa
  • • Elaboration applying the omission of subject pronouns by looking at verb endings and conjugations, for example, vivo en Australia, (Ella) Es Lourdes, Estudio en la escuela
  • • Elaboration recognising similar spelling stems such as pera, mandarina, piña, piscina, including composite words, for example, educación física, centro comercial, estación de tren, polideportivo

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